Lady&#39;s garment



July 7, 1936. P. J. vlcT'oRlUs LADY S GARMENT Filed May 8, 1935 sA JM Ym. E TMWN c R V/ O. d. n @A CNL wf Y DMB For the purpose of causing thematerial to drape along pleasingl lines at the neck opening `32, a dressweight 46 is secured to the intermedi# ate portion l2 atV the front ofsaid neck openingV 5 andV when the garment is worn, said weight willcause the material adjacent said neck openingto fold or drape inwardly.Y

As illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7, a skirt 48 may be secured Vtotherjacketl. For this purpose,

10 the upper edge of the skirt at'the rear thereof may be provided withbutton holes 50 for en-` gagement vin'th buttons provided on the garmentI0. The front of the skirt may have overlapping' portions 5| and 52which are provided atV their VV upper edges with button holes 54 Vforengagement with buttons provided on the jacket l0;

Thus, the skirt 48V may be worn with the jacket l0 to form a full lengthdress or gown or the jacket may be worn without the skirt, inaecord-'lance with the wishes Aof the wearer.

Thus, it is seen that the garments hereinshownv and described are wellYadapted to accomplish y simulate the appearance of sleeves, it isunneces- 3Q sary to perform Vany cutting or stitching operations inorder.. to Vform said sleeve portions. Other featuresY and advantages ofthe garments Y are also apparent. y

VWhile I have shown and described the pre- Y ferred embodiments ofmy'invention, it will be understood that certain changes intheconstruction will occur to those skilled in the art in view'of thepresent disclosure. Therefore, I

' do'not wish torbe limited to the precise em 40i bodiments herein shownand described, "except as may be required by thejappended claims and theprior art.V Y

' Having thus described rmy invention, what I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States is: K

1. A garment comprising a piece of lsuitable,

material arranged in two layers united intermediate the length ofthepiece and Vpartially united along side edges of one side of said layers,

V leaving a portion of said side edges adjacent said` intermediateVportion free from each VotherV to provide'aneck opening, and saidendsand the other vside edges of the piece `being respectively Y Y freefrom each other, and companionseparable` a VV5'5 fastener elements oneach of said layers adjacent the edges thereofv opposite saidVpartially:

united edges whereby a portion of -each layer V,may be VVWrapped aroundthe wearers arm and Y releasably secured in sleeve-like formationindependently of said partially united edges.

2.` A garment comprising a piece of suitable material arranged in twolayers united intermediate the length of the piece and partially g,united along side edges on one side of said layers by a lineof stitchingextending from the ends of the piece toward said intermediate unitedportion and terminating shortfof the latter, leaving a portion of saidside edges adja- K, cent saidrintermediate portion freefrom each otherto provide a neckgopening, and said ends andthe other side edges of thepiece being respectivelyfree from Yeach other, and companion separablefastener elements on each of saidlayers adjacent the edges thereofopposite said par- '75TV tially united edges whereby a portionof eachlayer may be Wrapped around the wearers army and releasably secured insleeve-like formation independently of said partially united edges.

3. A garment`v comprisinga'piece of suitable material arrangedin twolayers united inter-V 5 mediate Vthe vlength Vof the piece and partially.Y united alongside edgesof one side of said lay-V ers, leaving `aportion of said side edges'adja'cent said intermediateV portionfree fromeach other to provide a neck opening, andV said ends and thelO othersideedgesof the piece being respectively free from each other, a dressweight at the front fof said neck opening, and companion separable ifastener elements on each of said layers sopositioned'that a portion ofeachV layerY may be 15 wrappedfearound the wearers arm and releasablysecured in sleeve-like formation. Y

' 4. A garment comprising a rectangular piece y V of'V material foldedalong a transverseY medianv line forming two layers `terminating in freeedges 20 at Vone endand united at Vtheir opposite ends,

a line ofA stitching extendingV from said free edges and terminating inspaced relation to said opposite end partially joining the side edgesofV said layers, the unstitched portion'of said side 95"-V edges deninga neck opening for. the garment; andpmeans on each'layer adjacent theoppositeY side edge thereof for releasably securing a4 por-Vtionjthereof in sleeve-like VformationA about the f independently ofsaid lstitched370` wearers arm edges.

. 5. A'garment comprising afrectangularrpiece y of material foldedalongV aA transverse median line forming two layers terminating in freeedges M at one end and united at their opposite ends, 35;'Y a line ofstitching extending from said free edges` and terminating in spacedrelation to Vsaid` opposite end partially joining Ythe side .edges ofsaid layers together, the Yunstitched portion oi?V v said side edgesdefining a; Aneck opening Afor the 4U garment, a dress weight secured atthe frontof said neck opening, and means on each layer for'releasably'securing a portion'thereof in sleevelike formation about theWearers arm.. A 6. A garment comprisinga rectangular piece '45 ofmaterialfolded'alonga transverse median line forming two Vsubstantiallyrectangular layersrterminating inWfree edgesV at one end andjunitedatftheir opposite ends, a lineof stitching extendm ing at rightanglestorsaid line of foldfrom said 50"` 'free edges andterminating inspaced `relation to said opposite end partially Vjoiningthe side edgesof said'Y layers together, the unstitchedportion of said side edgesdefining a neck opening for the garment, and means on' eachlayer Vat55". the opposite side edgethereof for releasably se-VVV curing aportionthereof in sleevelike formation about the wearersV armindependently of said united edges;` Y

j V7. A garment comprising an'oblongfpiece` of Y material folded alongak transverseV median'line forming two substantially rectangular layerster-V `minating in free 'edges at one end andv unitedatV 4edges andtheside edges'opposite said line of stitching being foldable intosleeve-like,forma.-V M

Vtion about the wearers arm, and means for sed curing each of saidfoldable portions in said sleeve-like formation at the front of thegarnient.

8. A garment comprising a piece of suitable material arranged in twolayers united intermediate the length of the piece and partially unitedalong side edges of one side of said layers, leaving a portion of saidside edges adjacent said intermediate portion free from each other toprovide a neck opening, and said ends and the other side edges of thepiece being respectively7 free from each other, said united edges beingpositioned at the wearers back when the garment is Worn, a portion ofeach layer at the free end and side edge thereof being foldable intosleeve-like formation about the wearers arm, and companion separablefastener elements on each of said foldable portions for securing thelatter in said sleeve-like formations at the front of the garment.

9. A garment comprising a piece of suitable material arranged in twolayers united intermediate the length of the piece and partially unitedalong side edges on one side of said layers by a line of stitchingextending from the ends of the piece toward said intermediate `unitedportion and terminating short of the latter, leaving a portion of saidside edges adjacent said intermediate portion free from each other to'provide a neck opening, and said ends and the other side edges of thepiece being respectively free from each other, and companion separablefastener elements on each of said layers adjacent said free side edgesYthereof and positioned on opposite sides thereof so `that a portion ofveach layer may be wrapped around the wearers

